Comparison of survival outcomes of alcohol-related hepatocellular carcinoma with or without liver cirrhosis; a ten-year experience

Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Nov;98(47):e18020. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000018020.

Abstract

We evaluated overall survivals (OSs) of alcohol-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients without LC compared to those with LC.Between 2005 and 2015, 1343 patients were initially diagnosed as having HCC in our hospital. Of these, 186 alcohol-related HCC patients were enrolled in this study, and their medical records were retrospectively analyzed. Significant alcohol intake was defined as more than 210 grams/week for men and more than 140 grams/week for women.Non-cirrhotic HCC was observed in 37.1% of the 186 patients. Cumulative OS rates were significantly higher in non-cirrhotic patients (P = .006). For the 117 cirrhotic patients, cumulative OS rate was significantly higher in the CTP class A patients than in the CTP class B (P < .001) or CTP class C (P < .001) patients, respectively. In the 69 non-cirrhotic patients, cumulative OS rate was significantly higher in the CTP class A patients than in the CTP class C patients (P < .001), but, not than in the CTP class B patients (P = .157). Multivariate analyses revealed that CTP class B (P < .001), CTP class C (P < .001), and tumor size (P = .006) were significant predictors for OS in cirrhotic patients, and that CTP class C (P = .002) and tumor size (P = .023) were significant predictors for OS in non-cirrhotic patients.OS was found to be better for non-cirrhotic than cirrhotic patients with alcohol-related HCC. Survivals of alcohol-related HCC patients without cirrhosis were comparable between patients with CTP class A and B.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / mortality*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / complications*
  • Liver Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Time Factors